Provide healthy snacks for children in North Minneapolis

Cause Areas

When

Where

1501 Xerxes Avenue NorthMinneapolis, MN55411

About

The children at our North Minneapolis location look forward to a healthy snack bag assembled with love by members of the surrounding community.

If you, a group of your friends, or your company would like to donate assembled snack bags for children to eat after therapy, during classes at our preschools, or at our Drop-In Childcare, please adhere to the following guidelines:

Healthy Snack Bag Contents

Due to possible allergies, please refrain from including any items that contain peanuts.

For health purposes, all items should be prepackaged from the manufacturer.

We are unable to accept food items that have been divided and placed into food storage bags.

Example: Dividing a large bag of pretzels into several smaller bags by hand.

Content Suggestions

Juice Boxes

Bottled water

Raisins

Dried Fruit

Granola Bars (no nuts)

Crackers

Pretzels

Apples Sauce

Fruit Cups in Water

Fruit snacks (sugar free if possible)

Trail Mix (no nuts)

Plastic Utensils (Spoon/Fork)

Napkin

NOTE: Each bag should cost under $5.

Here are a couple of crafty ways to make this activity even more fun ...

Use paper bags and have the children decorate with drawings, stickers, etc. (if doing so, please refrain from any religious and/or political references)

Place each item in a pile along the outer edge of a table/countertop and have the children fill the bags while moving in a circle. Video the assembly line and then speed it up for high-speed fun.

Take photos before/during/after and share online (remember to tag The Family Partnership) and/or share with your friends/family. I often share these photos internally and externally to show off some of the great work our volunteers are doing.